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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1950
Page
13
Postmaster Phinney urges timely Christmas card mailing with tips on correct postage three cent stamps and proper addressing. He warns about two cent stamps pushing items to third class or circular rates and advises early posting to ensure local and out of state deliveries before Christmas.
A husband wife sociology pair spoke at the Austin Kiwanis Club about freedom of information as the sole guarantor of a free world. Dr. Harry E. Moore and Dr. Bernice Milburn Moore urged open communication to counter totalitarian stagnation and promote national progress.
Bids open this week and next for four major projects. DPS administration building east of North Lamar and Koenig Lane bids close Tuesday. Next week bids close for Texas Medical Association state HQ library, Mutual Savings Institution unit, and Delwood Community Center on East Avenue.
University of Texas Chancellor James P. Hart travels to Washington to confer with Department of Defense officials on the universitys role in national defense research. Dr Charles P Boner director of the Defense Research Laboratory and Arts and Sciences Dean accompanies him and will stay through Friday for additional government meetings.
Austin civilian defense chief Gas ton Morgan says no city plan exists beyond a nine member advisory committee. He cites missing federal directives and uncertainty over how far civilian defense should go, while officials race to draft a protective plan for utilities and potential bomb impact.
The city civil service commission meets Tuesday at 10 a.m. to hear a legal department recommendation on classifying emergency temporary police and fire replacements called to active military duty. A plan may seek Council action to raise department headcounts then reduce them when servicemen return.
A $10 000 damage suit about two Austin store names is recessed until December 18 in 126th District Court. The Kara V el Shoe Stores sue the Car Val Small Fry Shop for using a similar name. The jury was dismissed pending resumption. Judge Jack Roberts noted delays due to longer trials and other cases.
Telegram-style note discusses long distance calling from Austin to Korea and other countries. Officials say overseas circuits via Seoul handle calls with no current restrictions, despite world turmoil. An Iowa trainman reportedly connected to Stalin last year, provoking reflection on present-day connections.
The Capitol Staff reports Secretary of State John Ben Sheppard approved charters for three Austin entities. Colorado Valley Development Company Inc with $2,000 capital, incorporators H. Caldwell C. R. Flournoy and J. C. Hinsley. Realty Mortgage Investment Corporation of Austin with $50,000 capital, incorporators A. B. Beddow Justin H. Beddow and J. T. Wood. Fayette Memorial Hospital La Grange is a non profit with incorporators William F. Hofmann Miles L. Moss and B. X. McGuire.
Judge Fritz Rosenthal from Germany visited Travis County 53rd District Court with Judge J Harris Gardner presiding. He contrasted German and American practice noting trial judges in the US sit passively and juries decide in many cases, while Germany uses multiple judges and fewer juries. He spoke of appointment for life and the exchange program under the US State Department.
Texas Water Code Committee anticipates a big turnout for a public hearing here next Monday chaired by Senator Rogers Kelley. The session will review tentative and proposed measures for conservation of Texas water resources and possible constitutional amendments. attendees urged to contact secretary Lowe in advance.
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